Dept of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

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It’s almost time to “fall back!” 🍂 Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour and enjoy an extra cycle of rest. See these tips to stay balanced: uab.edu/medicine/news/…

The celebration continues! 💚 The Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building is ready to drive discovery, collaboration, and innovation across UAB.

Congratulations to Zechen Chong, Ph.D., associate professor, on his appointment as vice chair for Bioinformatics Research! Chong has been with the department since 2017 and leads a computational lab focused on bioinformatics research. @uabheersink

Explore “Genetic Approaches to Understanding Heterogeneity in Complex Diseases and Traits” with Zhe “JJ” Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in @uabsoph, at our PowerTalk this Friday from 10–11 a.m. Register: uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Today we celebrated the new Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building! This milestone marks a new era of collaboration, bringing together experts to advance discovery & strengthen the connection between science & care. Learn more here: uab.edu/news/health-me…

Don’t miss this week’s PowerTalk! Dongyuan Song, Ph.D., from @uconnhealth, will present how ClusterDE tackles false discoveries in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. Join us this Friday at 10 a.m. CST! Register here👉 uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

How can AI learn from patient data without sharing it? Join @AuburnEngineers Jiaqi “Jack” Wang, Ph.D., this Friday in ALGEN 301 or via Zoom at 10 a.m. for his PowerTalk: Federated Learning and Multimodal Foundation Model for Healthcare. 👉 calendar.uab.edu/event/dbids-po…

Congrats to Drs. Sixue Zhang and Jake Chen on being selected as 2025 Blazer Bridge Fund recipients for their AI-driven project to accelerate the development of natural product and small molecule treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. 🧠 Raed more: uab.edu/innovation/new…

🔬Get to know Alexander Rosenberg, Ph.D., who develops bioinformatic tools to study immunology and infectious diseases, collaborating with researchers to support broad applications in biomedical data science. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/KseL7EyFkj8

16 Heersink faculty members have been chosen as recipients of the Harbert Institute's 2025 Blazer Bridge Fund. uab.edu/innovation/new…

See how real-world patient data is transforming translational science. Join UAB’s Abu Mosa, Ph.D., for PowerTalks this Friday at 10 a.m. to learn how national data networks drive discovery. Register 👉 uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist… @uabheersink @DrAbuMosa

✨ Exciting Career Update ✨ After serving seven years at the @UMich, I will join @uabmedicine as endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the new Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, starting Nov 1st, 2025. Looking forward to the new chapter! 🤩🤩🤩

Discover how generative AI and geometric deep learning are advancing protein science and drug discovery. Don’t miss DBIDS PowerTalks with Truong-Son Hy, Ph.D., this Friday at 10 a.m. CST. Register 👉 uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist… @uabheersink @sonpascal93

Jake Y. Chen, Ph.D., professor in DBIDS, and the UAB SPARC team used AI to turn new Alzheimer’s findings into 18 potential drug candidates in just 90 days. They’re now seeking partners to move discovery forward. @uabheersink Read more: uab.edu/medicine/news/…

How can clinical notes be transformed into knowledge to uncover social and behavioral determinants of health? Join DBIDS PowerTalks with Hong Yu, Ph.D., this Friday at 10 a.m. CST to find out. Register 👉 uab.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🔬 Curious how computational power is unlocking cancer’s secrets at the single-cell level? Join DBIDS PowerTalks with Jinzhuang Dou, Ph.D. on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. CST to explore cancer genomics + tumor microenvironments. Register 👉 calendar.uab.edu/event/dbids-po…

🚨 PowerTalks is back for fall 2025! Join us tomorrow as we kick off the series with Jakir Masud, Ph.D., presenting: “Evaluating the Burden of Drug Alerts in Clinical Practice” Register here: buff.ly/0E8A46A

Congrats to Tomeka Wilson, MPH, Executive Administrator, on joining the 11th cohort of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership! 🎉 This flagship program empowers leaders across UAB through training, mentorship, and collaboration. @uabmedicine @uabheersink

Happy Senior Citizens Day! Today, we celebrate and show appreciation for the elderly in our lives, recognizing all of their wisdom and experiences.💛